Change Facebook "without fear"

Despite all the spam that exists around these suggestions, there are actually options to customize Facebook. Color, change the font or view photos "under the microscope" are some possibilities.

In addition to the apps that the social network itself remains - and that require the sharing of data with content creators - there are also calls for a certain browser extensions, applicable in navigation from the PC. It is these that we will speak first, more precisely of options for those using Chrome, the Google browser.

"Change your Facebook color" is a phrase that spam usually more toasts those who use the social network - we feel that only exceeded by the "Know who visited your profile in recent days" - and can do so with the Color Changer.

A basic procedure, you choose two colors - one for the top of the profile, before cover photo, and one for the sides - having just drag the indicated button to the Chrome bookmarks bar.

Already with the Facebook profile is open, you click the add-on for the changes to be undertaken.

The procedures are the same for other extensions such as Photo Zoom, which allows you to enlarge photos news feed when clicked (not open the photo, but simply enlarge.

Commission rejects change policy to combat piracy

Passing through Lisbon, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission, admitted that the copyrights are crucial to the development of an economy, but said that should not be taken any legislative initiative in the near future.

In a meeting with journalists, the vice-president and commissioner with the folder of the Digital Agenda assured that by the end of the term, will not proceed with any proposal with the aim of changing the current policy of copyright.

Failure to any proposal by the end of the term (in 2014), does not prevent Neelie Kroes to classify copyright as a strategic area for the digital economy, which should be the target of new legislation in the future.

"But it is worth ask when will this future. I can only guarantee that this Commission (the current term) will not present any such proposal, "assured the vice president of the European Commission to journalists.

GTA V is the largest digital release of the PS3

Rockstar game dethrones The Last of Us

According to Sony , Grand Theft Auto V has become the largest ever digital release on PS3 . The Rockstar game broke the record set by The Last of Us , and thus dominates the table from Sony platform .

The information was revealed at the company's European blog , accompanied by most popular digital games from PSN in September within Europe and U.S. ( may know the list below) . In PS Vita Killzone Mercenary was the top seller in both territories over the past month , and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas reached the top of the classic games of the PS2 .

Top 10 PS3 Games - Europe

Grand Theft Auto 5
FIFA 14
Grand Theft Auto 4
Diablo 3
payday 2
Tom Clancy 's Ghost Recon Future Soldier
Farming Simulator
Zone of the Enders HD Collection
PES 2014
Sniper Elite V2

Top 10 PS3 Games - North America

Grand Theft Auto 5
Diablo 3
FIFA 14
Madden NFL 25
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
NHL 14
One Piece Pirate Warriors 2
Journey
payday 2
DuckTales : Remastered

5000 million people will use mobile phones in 2017

Since the phone was invented that the world was never the same. The way we communicate has changed, the Internet connection has changed ... We can say that there has been a revolution in the way of life of millions of people.

Today, about 4.3 billion people using mobile phones for day-to-day. Four years from now, 5.1 billion people use the phone. A difference of almost a billion people.

Asia is the continent where the phone is most used. At the moment, 2.4 billion people use their phone in the country, a number that will increase to 2.9 billion mobile phone users.

It follows Europe, a long distance with a rate of 672 million people use phone. After Africa and Middle East, with 526 million users in Latin America with 415 million users, and finally North America, with 270 million users with mobile.

Lumia 1020: What's so special about this phone from Nokia

The phones have long lost their sole function of making and receiving calls. Became multifunctional devices that allow us to be connected permanently and still took on other functions.
The presence of cameras in these devices was one of his first additions and, over time, these have evolved to be at the level of many machines created with this objective.
Nokia has taken a giant step to create the Lumia 1020, which in addition to all its unique characteristics, this can have a camera of 41 megapixels.




The Nokia Lumia 1020 follows the tradition of remaining family Lumia in terms of image and design. It is a device that instantly attracts and manages to captivate your potential users.
The camera is by far the element that stands out most in this equipment. Positioned at the back of the phone, normal place, turns out to be more salient than the rest of the equipment. The reason therefore is related to the need to house all of the components therein comprising a 41 megapixel camera.
Its 4.5 inch screen allows an area of ​​very high use and an excellent view of the elements that the operating system provides. Its size is also excellent for managing the camera and capture images.
The 2GB of RAM and processor 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 allow excellent performance of Windows Phone 8.1 that team already Lumia 1020. On top of that are present 32 GB of internal memory which give more than enough space for storage of photos that can be taken with the camera of 1020.
As mentioned before, the Lumia 1020 lines follow the same that can be found in any equipment Lumia range. Despite the presence of a chamber that gives some additional height, the device 1020 can be a balanced and very attractive in shape.





The loading Lumia 1020 can be done by traditional methods or through wireless charging through extra cover (sold separately).
But the trump card of this Lumia is on your camera. This can capture images of 36 megapixels in 16:9, or 38 megapixels in 4:3 format. Note that in order to make use of these resolutions is necessary to use the software from Nokia, the Nokia Pro Camera.
Are present two software, with features less "professional", but also allow the capture of images with superb quality.
Something interesting is how the Nokia Camera Pro is the management of images. Although capture images of 38 megapixels, is saved in the gallery of images with just one 5 megapixel. Will this be used to share.
If they intend to resume the initial image, to make any change or improvement, it can always be accessed within the Nokia Pro Camera.

Nokia Camera Grip
Although not a camera in the very Lumia 1020 rotates around this functionality. It is not surprising that Nokia's decision as the camera that equips the Lumia 1020 is long the most important element.
To make even more capable Lumia 1020 for taking pictures, the Nokia sells an important accessory and almost mandatory. The Nokia Camera Grip comes to give the 1020 a substantial improvement in image capture.
This accessory, which can be seen as a cover for Lumia 1020, is actually a "3 in 1". First is an ergonomic handle, to help stabilize the camera and thus be able to capture better quality images. Second is an extra that allows us to use the camera like any other, to have this second stage of a button for capturing images. Finally Nokia Camera Grip is an extra battery that will provide a lifetime greater than the Lumia 1020.
Can thus use the camera's Lumia 1020 without interfering with the battery life of the equipment.
The Nokia Camera Grip will go on sale the same day Lumia 1020 and will have a price of 69 euros.

In China, Internet Explorer 6 continues to be a success

In the realm of Internet Explorer (IE), the latest version 10.0.9 gives the name - and has only 21 days. But in China almost a quarter of users still prefer a version of Microsoft's browser with more than 12 years.

The initiative The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown has added milestones and "wins" the abandonment of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and migration to newer versions of the browser. But in China, the mission seems more complex: according to their own page that Microsoft created to illustrate the initiative, 22.2% of Chinese Internet users still use IE6.

The numbers contrast greatly with the market share that IE6 is elsewhere: in Portugal, New Zealand, Canada, France, Germany, USA, Philippines, Thailand and many other countries the share of IE6 is less than one percentage point (in some cases this barrier has been achieved for more than two years).


According to Numerama, the popularity of IE6 in China can be directly related to the market share of the other big name of the gallery's past Microsoft: Windows XP. Today, XP still has a large share of the Chinese market - and IE6 usually available in this version of the operating system as the default browser.

Note 3 Samsung caught cheating in benchmarks

It seems that Samsung is doing with the new Note 3 the same as it did with the Galaxy S4: inflate the CPU speed only in the presence of benchmarks.

According to Ars Technica, the Note 3 increases the speed of the CPU and GPU only in the presence of the most popular benchmarks. There is a file with a list that includes names like Antutu, Quadrant and Geekbench, among others.


According to the website, in order to save energy, the Note 3 off all cores unnecessary and reduces the speed to 300 MHz in order to save energy. However, the presence of a benchmark, the device increases the speed of all cores and it is 2.3GHz in this state until the user exits the app. On average, the ArsTechica registered an inflation rate of 20% in performance due to this behavior, and the increase in Linpack performance reaches 50% - to measure excess performance, the site changed the name of the apps, so that the smartphone does not invoke the special way of extra performance.

Microsoft now offers $ 200 for your iPhone

Once you have started a campaign to change iPad's, to promote and create additional interest on their tablets, Microsoft turned now to the iPhone as a way to promote their phones with Windows Phone.
As in the previous campaign, which is still ongoing, Microsoft is offering at least $ 200 for an iPhone "gently used".



The campaign starts now is proposing to exchange an iPhone 4S or 5 for a $ 200 worth of being spent on Microsoft Store. Tended this value should be used for the purchase of new equipment, with Windows Phone.
This form of marketing has been coming up with some prodding, and aims to bring more users to the Windows Phone ecosystem.
The campaign, which will be in force until the day November 3, available in stores Microsoft in the U.S. and Canada, and only requires that those who wish to exchange your iPhone for a new outfit, or the value of it, leading to one of the many physical stores.
This equipment must be functional with the charger without being password protected, to be evaluated.
The amount to be used will have to assign a store and Microsoft will be given in the form of a valley.
Although not (yet) phones in their own name, Microsoft has sought to promote and foster the use of Windows Phone, or through such initiatives or the closeness he had with Nokia. With the purchase of the latter taking place, it is natural that Microsoft go further invest in this model and look to give further visibility to their products.
This change seeks to achieve all holders of Apple equipment and looking to move to other platforms. The incentive of $ 200 is sure to be a strong motivation for the change is made ​​and that Microsoft win over a customer.



With new equipment to arrive soon, some with features that are expected to be quite different from what we are used to seeing, it is likely that this offer will be enjoyed by many.
A discount of $ 200 is very appealing and will be a differentiating factor when choosing new equipment for trade.
This type of marketing policy now that Microsoft is adopting was not part of their strategy, but with a new line of products have to be promoted, could become a bet often, and who knows if even quite right .
Unfortunately this campaign will not come to our country, also because we do not have Microsoft stores, but certainly it would be welcomed and would take advantage of the many.

15 years of Google that helped change the Internet

From a small startup to Google became only 15 years in leading companies in the world and a giant business with a turnover of 50 billion dollars. But not lost touch irreverent adolescence.

The date of the creation of search engine which takes one of the best known brands on the planet is marked today, officially marking the day when two students at Stanford University have teamed up to develop a search engine.

The project of Larry Page and Sergey Brin named BackRub and spent a year working on the servers of the university, but in 1997 was named Google, in an allusion to the word "googol," a mathematical term for the number represented by 1 followed by one hundred zeros.

The idea was associated with the desire to "organize one seemingly infinite amount of information on the Web," explains the site's service. The domain google.com was registered by September this year.

The launch of the service takes place shortly after, when the Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim, passes a check for $ 100,000 to create the company Google Inc, which starts up in September 1998, in a garage. The company registration is done on 4 September and the company hires the same date your first employee, Craig Silverstein.

Indexing capability and algorithms that make its results more efficient were growing, and the design also evolved, keeping always a minimalist appearance with the domain search box, animated by famous doodles that reinvent the logo according to the ephemeris point.

In 1998 Google had a page like this:



The contrast is great with the image that takes today, where a doodle excited challenges visitors to collect the sweets to celebrate the 15th anniversary.



In May 2000 it made ​​the launch of the first versions of the service in other languages​​, among which includes the Portuguese. French, German, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian and Danish were the other languages ​​covered. It is also at this time that Google earns the first time a Webby Award (called the "Oscars of the Internet"), in the category "technical advances".

In March 2001, the service is now available in 26 languages ​​(in February of the following year would become 72) and Eric Schmidt is named chairman of the board of the company - a position still plays and fills with the executive director.

With the success of the number of services begins to widen. In 2001 it launched Google Images, providing access to around 250 million images online.

The structure also grows, so do the number of employees, and in August of that same year opened its first office outside the U.S. in Tokyo. Currently the company has over 70 offices spread across 40 countries and Portugal also has a mark on the map.



With growth comes also a more "institutional", but Google knew growing maintaining the characteristics that gave rise to the empire. Google Labs is officially created in 2002, reserving the space for testing new technologies proposed for equipped research and giving rise to the creativity of employees, you can reserve a slice of their time to develop their own ideas.

It was in this laboratory that tested many services that are now part of the portfolio and that have been released and kept in beta for a long time, but a strategy of simplification and rationalization of resources ultimately dictate the death of the project in 2011.

For several years the new services are appearing in cascade: Gmail is launched in 2004, with iniciaolmente available by invitation only. In the same year his first social network, Orkut which was eventually eclipsed by Facebook. Later, in 2011, the company tried again to enter the social web with Google +, which is still far from the desired success.

In 2005 it is the turn of the map service Google Maps, Google Talk, intended for instant messaging, iGoogle and Google Earth.

Picasa, Google Calendar, Books and News are services that follow, but one of the big changes would come from an acquisition with the purchase of YouTube in 2006 for 1.65 million dollars. This has become one of the most requested services company, with 800 million users.

The extension to the mobile world is embodied in 2007 with Android, an open platform for mobile devices, developed with the Open Handset Alliance. The bet is to show up a hit but Google did not want to be alone by software and advanced with the purchase of Motorola in 2012.

Today the platform is used by hundreds of millions of devices, far surpassing Apple's iOS, and next month will launch a new version of the Kit Kat.



February 2008 is the release date of Google Sites and April is a new version of Google Earth integrates Street View. The controversial service is first available in Europe with pictures from France in July. In September it launched the company's browser, Chrome continues to try to dethrone Internet Explorer and Firefox.

In recent years, Google has become a machine to launch services, generating daily news in TeK but not all successes. The closure of Google Labs and some services with less success, such as Jaiku and iGoogle.

The power that takes the Internet, especially in research and online advertising have brought setbacks and processes by the U.S. authorities and European.

With a turnover of 50 billion dollars per year and 45,000 employees on the payroll Google is increasingly compared to the "Evil Empire", especially the domain of relevant areas of Internet business and the threat to privacy that results from the amount of information we will collect from users in many aspects of your digital life: search, email, maps and location, use of mobile devices, etc..

Does the path of Google in the next 15 years is no longer a company admired for spending to be seen as a threat?

Twitter now has emergency alert

Assuming once your character immediacy, Twitter announced that it will begin a partnership with official agencies to help people prepare when there is an emergency.

With this, registered users will start receiving alerts from government by Twitter or by SMS on special occurrences.
The feature now works in the U.S., Japan and South Korea, but will be taken to other countries.
The emergency management agency of the United States, the service disaster prevention in Tokyo and the World Health Organization are among the first participants.

Samsung introduces Galaxy S4 Gold

Apple launched the new iPhone 5S gold ... and this has caused a sensation in the Apple Store sold out quickly. Five days after this release, Samsung also decided to launch a model in this color. The South Korean company revealed that it will release two models of the Galaxy S4, both with the edges in gold.




It was through social networks, Facebook and Twitter that the Samsung UAE has to know these devices golden color, they are taking the world as an idea ever seen. Although initially the color has been widely criticized by Android users, when viewed in the new iPhone 5S, it seems that Samsung did not share this opinion and decided to follow the footsteps of the brand Cupertino.
The model has front Brown Gold brown and in turn presents a gold Pink Light pink. The gold on the rims, not to be a collage that Apple decided to do, is slightly different, while Apple followed by a champagne tone, Galaxy S4 has a darker gold.

Samsung has chosen to sell the Galaxy S4 in other colors such as blue, purple, red, pink or brown ... but in other countries .. In Portugal these colors on the equipment might not have such a good impact.
Photos and descriptions may not let you see, promenor, the design of the two offers to the market. Even the part of Samsung, there has not been any sign or more information regarding a possible expansion of such equipment to the rest of the world, but, however, is already making a stir among enthusiasts of the Android world.

Scientists create mathematical model to predict tidal waves

In laboratory tests failed to identify the formation of giant waves. The challenge is to convey mathematical models for a scale to generate maps with the prediction of these events and prevent shipwrecks.

Many serious accidents at sea are caused by giant waves, says Norbert Hoffmann, Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH). Most do not come to the attention of the general public, but others gain notoriety for the damage they cause.
It was a giant wave that sank the ship containers Munich in 1978, north of the archipelago, with 28 crew on board. In 1984, the impact of a giant wave knocked an oil rig near Canada. In 2002, the victim was the Prestige: the hull was broken and caused an oil spill off the coast of Spain.
Experts estimate that every year, ten ships suffer damage caused by giant waves. Some even sink. To help reduce the risk, scientists from the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg work to predict the occurrence of these waves.

A team led by Hoffmann wants to describe the formation of these billows through formulas. They rely on the principles of math called non-linear calculations take into account that the waves can undergo mutual influences.
If one finds a strong wind in a specific ocean current, can absorb energy from the waves nearby. "Thus, in a few minutes, all the energy is concentrated in a central point. Form is then a wave that can extraordinarily large, shortly after, returning to move like the other, "says Hoffmann.

TomTom reinforces line of sports watches with GPS

TomTom has launched two new Portuguese watches for sports with GPS, two products that enhance the supply of manufacturer of navigation.

The new TomTom devices provide detailed information metrics for various physical activities such as running, cycling or swimming, displayed in extra large display for easy reference.

Both models include sensors that allow to count past and give information about distances and respective speeds. Support for QuickGPSFix, allowing to quickly start a workout sensing the user's exact location via GPS, is also guaranteed. The heart rate of the sportsperson, in turn, is monitored by the device from the Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Monitor.

The watches include various tools to monitor the training and test data recorded at the end of each session, through graphs, for example. To monitor physical activity during execution, integrate a button for direct access to information that the user may need to consult.

The models are unisex, and as stated by the brand have an ultra-slim design with only 11.5 mm. They are also water resistant (up to 50 meters) and resistant to scratches and with a screen designed for this kind of accidents.

TomTom Runner hits stores Portuguese to € 169.95, while the TomTom Multi-sport will sell for 199.95 euros. The two models, which you can see below, have a battery life up to 10 hours.


TomTom Multi-sport


TomTom Runner

Launch of iOS 7 messed with world's Internet traffic

Many had problems to update your idevice on Wednesday of last week. But the release of iOS 7 did not move only Apple customers.
On day 18, when the company launched the system, there was a 112% increase in worldwide traffic, according to data measured with the meter by Akamai Global Nerdy.
To get an idea of ​​the size of it, this Monday, 23, traffic is only 33% above normal.

App creates travel journal pocket not to return to forget any detail

What was the name of that nice restaurant where we had lunch in London? It is not always easy to keep memories of all trips, but Rove can give help.



Instead of the traditional travel diaries with notes, drawings and photographs eventually, this application proposes to remember all the places where he went on a journey, the restaurants where we ate and visited museums.

For this to Rove takes advantage of mobile phone features, specifically the GPS, and will keeping information. But you need to activate the app not to miss any detail.

Good news is the use of an algorithm that reduces battery consumption to not run out of energy halfway through.

The app is available for iPhone and iPad and is free.

Skype no longer has support for Windows Phone 7

Since it was bought by Microsoft that Skype has integrated into their services and has earned its own space. This application and this IM service has been improved and developed so that it can offer its users the best features.
Being present in all Microsoft platforms, and not only, Skype is already a global application. But according to what has now been announced by the company, Skype will drop support for Windows Phone 7.



In an article published in Blog Updates Developments and Skype were revealed developments and improvements to the Skype ecosystem in Windows
Were shown integrations with Windows 8.1, which became a native app, with Outlook.com which happened to be built, and many other improvements in operating systems for desktop and mobile.
Focus was given to all the improvements of Windows Phone 8, where Skype has been optimized to consume less resources and more efficiently, and also added new capabilities.
Despite all these positive points presented, Skype eventually also announce a decision that will affect many users of Windows Phone.
It was revealed that support for Windows Phone 7 would be over and that the next versions of Skype will not be able to be installed on this operating system.
As a result we are not planning to release Further updates to Skype for Windows Phone 7.
However the Windows Phone 7 app will Remain available to download in the Windows Phone Store, so users can still keep the core using Skype experiences, such as Chat, Voice and Video Calls.
Despite this stance, Skype ensures that previous versions will be installed on the same power, ensuring the use of this network and this service. However will not be available all the news that however are created and made available.
Skype justifies this order to support Windows Phone 7 and eager to use all the new features and enhancements of Windows Phone, which can be found in 8 and not on the Windows Phone 7.

Everything begins with the posting of ideas on post its, then it follows the vote and the choice of partners. After a week of training with experts, follows the company's inception. In Portugal, 12 companies have followed the process of launching the business Startup Pirates.

The Startup Pirates is a course - but it is also a contest . Because a course has lectures from experts in the management of innovation and innovative business leaders , and a contest awards prizes for the two most promising business ideas and the best idea in the area of ​​energy.

The program , which runs for the ninth edition in Portugal , has as main features intensive training ( lasts a week ) and the fact that bringing together people who do not know about business ideas that are presented in the first moments . An unnecessary risk or adventure can change a life ? Miguel Frade , a member organization of Startup Pirates of Coimbra , gives the opinion : " It is the people who choose the teams . And these teams run a business idea in common that generally was proposed by someone that team at the beginning of the course . The fact that the team did not include only the person who had the initial idea has the advantage of bringing new insights and improvements to every project . "

To avoid any shocks caused by personal relationships between entrepreneurs unknown , the workshop includes classes team building and managing teams .

The next edition of Startup Pirates , held at the Institute of Accounting and Administration of Coimbra between 5 and October 12 , will start , as usual, with the display of post-its with ideas .

After each idea is voted by the participants and consist of eight to 10 teams of four or five personal which they should most popular ideas .

"There is a focus on a particular area of ​​business. It is a program that can be interesting for technological projects as other areas of activity that need not be technological , but benefiting from the introduction of technology and innovation , 'says the head by Startup Pirates of Coimbra .

The Startup Pirates arrived in Portugal in 2011 , having covered some of the biggest Portuguese cities . Alongside the training , the mentors of this project that has several initiatives in various parts of the world are determined to create an ecosystem with experts who monitor the business throughout its evolution.

Startup Pirates The workshop is organized by a nonprofit entity , but not without a price : 130 euros for a week of training , some extracurricular activities and lunch included .

In the end, business ideas contest winners grant the right to settle momentarily on hatcheries as the Curia Tecnoparque the Inopol or EDP Starters and voucher management software , training or travel insurance .

Uniplaces Foodzai and are two of the 12 projects that have been launched by Startup Pirates in Portugal .

Miguel Frade recalls that business opportunities are not limited in the choices of the jury : " The teams without even win prizes , ensure that they leave the workshop with an idea developed enough to move to a business ."

The Veritabs is an extension for Chrome

The Veritabs is an extension for Chrome that is designed to bring together in a vertical list all open tabs thus offering fast access to them. Once installed, restart the browser. Subsequently, to access the list, touch the mouse pointer to the left or right side of the browser, depending on the option selected in the extension settings.

Tip of the Day: Live YouTube Page

The Pagi YouTube Live brings together in one place all live events, including gaming sessions, sporting events and more. The page is divided into categories, making it easy to choose. To access events that are scheduled, the user must click on the tab "Videos". Then click on the "On Air Now" option to access the "Upcoming Events".

Severed fingers can not unlock iPhone 5S

The new flagship of Apple, the iPhone 5S, brings a technology that identifies the user's fingerprint. However, this news led to several users stay concerned about the fact that some criminals can kidnap someone and cut the victim's finger to access a stolen iPhone.

However, biometric security experts have already come out and say that this will not be possible.

In the event of revelation of the new iPhones last September 10, it was announced that the iPhone Touch ID used a radio frequency to analyze the different layers of your skin. And, according to experts, it is necessary that the finger is "live", ie, it is the user's hand.

"The technology was built so that the fingerprint has to be captured from a live finger," said Sebastien Taveau of Validity Sensors, the site Mashable.

Taveau also claimed that Apple is not innovating, but to pick a technology and make it usable for everyone.

"Apple used a technology that has existed for some time. The only difference was that of having to become cool. "

SanDisk introduces world's fastest CompactFlash

The new design is based on the standard CFast 2.0, capable of reading at a speed of 450 MB / second.




According to Engadget, the new CompactFlash card from SanDisk is able to read at speeds up to 450 MB / sec and write up to 350 MB / second. Extreme Pro 2.0 is a CFast card 120 GB, made in accordance with the new standard CFast 2.0, which has no pins. So the cameras or shoot that use CompactFlash cards are not compatible with this SanDisk unless the brand provides an adapter.

Thus, for now, the only machine compatible with these cards is the Arri Amira. The press release also indicates that the SanDisk Canon supports the new standard. "With extremely fast speeds, memory cards CFast 2.0 will allow us to develop the next generation of cameras with more powerful features, including the ability to record 4K video in Ultra HD," said Masaya Maeda, Canon's.

SanDisk cards will provide 120 GB and 60 GB, and a USB 3.0 card reader. However, there is still no indication of availability or pricing.

Galaxy 3 and Galaxy Note Gear pre-booking from Monday

Samsung revealed that from next Monday it will be possible to pre-book the new Galaxy Note and smartwatch presented by manufacturer at IFA. The prices are already known.

Buy the Galaxy Note 3 associated with smartwatch will cost 999 euros. The smartphone without the clock hit the market by Portuguese 829 euros, found the TeK.

In a statement, Samsung refers only to the pre-booking will be available in the "partner stores", without detailing the stores that will market the new gadgets, although it is expected that the equipment will be sold by major retailers.

The new smartphone Galaxy Note and Gear hit stores on the 27th of September. Sales proceed simultaneously to 150 countries, as had already been advanced by Samsung during the presentation of the products.

3 The Galaxy Note has a 5.7-inch screen with a Full HD resolution and is supported on a processor is four cores at 2.3 Ghz. The RAM is 3GB and the photo sensor is 13 megapixels rear, allowing you to record videos with Ultra HD resolution at 30fps.

The Galaxy Gear includes a 1.63-inch AMOLED screen and ensures a resolution of 320x320 pixels. It has a 1.9-megapixel photo sensor integrated into the bracelet and single core processor at 800Mhz. Works in combination with the smartphone.



The TeK tried this new clock and still phablet Samsung at IFA shared here and the first impressions of a gadget stylish Dick Tracy.

Some important details of the Touch ID iPhone 5S

After the release of new iPhones, there were some questions that were left unanswered associated with new features that were presented.
One of them, the Touch ID, left some issues related to security issues and on how Apple was the fingerprints that this sensor collects and analyzes.
Apple has now publicly explain a little better how this biometric reader works and present some additional information.



The need to come forward to explain that some details were still unclear about the new biometric sensor, which equips the new iPhone 5S, relates to some fears that began to appear in public.
These ideas, some the result of wrong information been fully clarified by a spokesperson for Apple, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. In this interview beyond the details of the security ID Touch were also revealed other, associated with how it can be used.
One of the ideas that were to be passed, the wrong way by Apple, was that even without the data being transmitted fingerprint for Apple, this was to be stored in the processor A7.
This information is incorrect, and the processor saves A7, a safe zone and no access is only the material required for authentication is made based on the sensor information collected.
This way everyone can rest assured that Apple does not save any time in the image of your fingerprint.
For now, only a few Apple applications have access to authentication through the Touch ID nor developers will be able to use this feature.
Another detail is very important how Apple could implement safety mechanisms to prevent the security mechanisms Touch ID can be broken and thus provide access to user data.
Whenever a user to enable and configure authentication using digital printing, you will be prompted to set a numeric unlock. This code will be used to unlock the iPhone 5S, if it is restarted or is more than 48 hours without being unlocked.

The iPhone battery 5c has 5% more capacity than the iPhone 5. Already in iPhone 5s the difference rises to 10%.

Apple announced longer autonomies to the new versions of the iPhone in certain tasks. New iPhones allow up to ten hours of talk time on 3G and up to ten hours of use of Net in LTE. The iPhone 5, in turn, had only range up to eight hours for these tasks. In standby, the new models last up to 250 hours.

The documents cited by AnandTech 5c reveal that the iPhone has a battery with 5% higher capacity compared to iPhone and iPhone 5s can last up to 10%. According to MacRumors, the reference number of 5s contained in the documents submitted by Apple to the FCC is similar to what was seen in prototype unveiled in December last year.

The new models should hit stores from September 20. For Portugal, pa arrival until the month of December.

Samsung follows Apple! Upcoming smartphones to 64 bits

Apple 1 - 0 Samsung

The hot topic of the moment is the 64-bit support on the part of mobile devices. As we know, Apple risked and introduced in the market the first smartphone to 64 bits, the iPhone 5S. In addition to supporting this type of architecture through A7 SoC, the iPhone 5S brings also an innovative biometric sensor and a coprocessor, M7 model, specific to the new generation of applications (especially in the health and fitness), involving movement.
But for architecture 64-bit ... will it be the next trend in smartphones?



Speaking to the Korea Times, JK Shin one of Samsung's CEO and responsible for mobile, said that the next generation of smartphones from Samsung will have a 64-bit processor.

Shin also said that the company will increase its presence in China and Japan, markets that now Apple wants to win and be líder.Na interview, Shin states that "Samsung believes that Apple intends to boost your business in the area of mobile devices in China, as in Japan, which means that the stronger presence of Apple hinder the work of Samsung "
Samsung is currently ahead of China in terms of market share, having been recorded sales of around 15 million in the second quarter of 2013 which gives a market share of 19,4%. Already Apple sold only 3.4 million units, gaining a market share of around 4.3 for the same period.

Storefront TeK: Tablets for all tastes revealed at IFA

The IFA still moves but the vast majority of the news with debut reserved for the German fair are already known. In the area of ​​the new tablets are many. Today we show you the most media.

Over the past few days already realized several postings made in Berlin by leading brands of consumer electronics. Not surprisingly good news brought to market, but diversified supply available for the Android and Windows 8 platforms, in various sizes, colors and prices, at least.

In this wide range of postings made around the concept tablet, we have highlighted the LG G Pad, which marks the re-entry of South Korean manufacturer in the segment of the Tablet PC, after a raid without great results made ​​in 2011, with the V900 .

I have also given you notice of the new Encore, another bet Toshiba's Windows 8, this time "packaged" in a device with eight-inch screen, which will hit stores in November, with a price of around 300 euros.

Still shared first impressions regarding the new proposals of French manufacturer Archos, which showed in Berlin three new proposed low cost. But the IFA spent more news.

Samsung was one of the companies that took the stage to try German glow, revealing the new Galaxy Note 10.1. This refreshing concept to note in the range of 10 polegas keeps the S Pen, but it changes almost everything else in the model.

With a quad-core or eight (depending on markets), high-resolution screen of 2560x1600 pixels with a density of 299 pixels per inch, this edition 2014 10.1-inch tablet from South Korean manufacturer doubles the capacity of the previous model this level.



The shooting capacity follows the same trend, with the camera moving back to the 8 megapixel camera and 2 MP front to offer, against the 5 and 1.9 MP in the previous edition. This new Galaxy Note also guarantees an upgrade of RAM goes from 2 to 3 GB and also improves the battery capacity of 7,000 to 8,220 mAh.

It will keep the versions of 16, 32 and 64 GB, as well as bet on Android. Hits stores in 149 countries as of September 25, the same date for the release of other gadgets that the company presented in the same event.

Lenovo also chose Germany to introduce the new S5000, a tablet that invests in elegance and is positioned among the finest on the market with a thickness of only 7.9 mm. Measures delicate (the most delicate of the market, the brand guarantees) contribute to give a weight also interesting: nothing less than 236 grams.

The model is equipped with version 4.2 of Android, integrates a quad-core processor at 1.2 GHz, 5 megapixel camera. The screen is 7 inch Full HD with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels and battery of 3,450 mAh and can extend the range up to 8 hours. The device does not support 4G, getting up for 3G connectivity and Wi-FI.

The release date of S5000 is not yet known, but it is known that already have a base price of 199 euros for the Wi-Fi version 16GB.





Acer took a trip to Berlin to unveil the new Iconia A3, which will hit the market with versions 16 and 32 GB. With a screen size of 10.1-inch WXGA 1280x800 pixels and IPS technology, the new model incorporates a 4-core processor at 1.2 GHz Supports also a battery life up to 9 hours with the use of videos, it guarantees the brand. Has Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth 4.0 and the operating system Android. The rear camera has a resolution of 5 MP.

The new model, which also stands for the integration of technology Dolby Digital Plus 5.1, hits stores in late October (option with Wi-Fi) and in November (for option with 3G), with prices starting from 249 euros. The Acer also took the show to show new versions of its Iconia A1 and B1, which gained new colors.



We close with the giant Panasonic, a tablet of 20 inches that had already been "sighted" in other events, but only in German fair proved to the world with all the details, including the price, which will be 4,500 euros (plus VAT).

The technology support 4k resolution of 3840x2560 pixels and attributes are highlighted in this gadget, dubbed by the manufacturer as 4K Toughpad UT-MB5 and directed to the professional market.

Other attributes to detail are the Intel vPro dual core 1.9 GHz, with 4 or 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD or Nvidia GeForce 745M. The operating system is Windows 8 support.

Pocket allows you to save web content for later viewing

At the beginning it was called Read It Later, but now bears the name of Pocket and is part of the set of apps that allow you to mark articles, pages, videos found on the Web to read or watch later.

Updated about a month ago, this app lets go surfing the Net and "tag" online content we are interesting for future reference.

This view of the video or read the article may be made with or without Internet access, ie Pocket allows offline access to saved content.

Although initially paid version of the app for Android is currently gratuita.O Pocket also exists for iOS.

Harman Kardon sound bar launches world's thinnest

Harman Kardon has just presented what it says is the thinnest soundbar in the world in the form of the new Sabre SB 35, which is only 3.18 cm thick.

Sabre SB 35 has an aluminum frame with ultra thin components totally tailor made within 8 independent channels using drivers 4.44 cm and 2.54 cm tweeters to create a sound completely balanced.

To help improve the sound also comes equipped with surround sound technology Wave brand, which uses digital signal processing to provide a surround sound experience artificial append to have originated in the same place.

The bass have not been forgotten with a wireless subwoofer that delivers supercompacto 100 W and can be installed vertically, horizontally or even on the wall.

With the intelligent infrared receiver, Sabre SB 35 is able to recognize the command of your TV, and thanks to the Harman Kardon desponivel Remote App for iPhone and Android, you can get rid of the command.

Sabre SB 35 will be available in November with a price tag of around a thousand euros.

NASA launched capsule pair try to solve the mystery of twilight moon

The U.S. space agency NASA launched Successfully THIS Night, from a island off the coast of Virginia, a robotic capsule will orbit the Moon That paragraph solve hum Mystery Five Decades: The twilight moon.

The probe Explorer Call Atmosphere and Dust Environment Lunar (Ladee its acronym in English) HAS hum Car Compact size, weighs 383 Pounds and departed, As Scheduled, like 4:27, Lisbon time, the installation of the NASA Wallops them island, engaged in a Minotaur V rocket, first used paragraphs sunny this type missions.

One of the purposes of the mission, said the space agency, and determine if any lunar dust THERE top of the atmosphere of the Moon

Xbox One will support external hard drives and eight concurrent commands

Playstation side arrived information from the motion sensor will also support voice recognition. A few months after the launch, companies are in a " poaching " of users .

The announcement of the new console from Microsoft was at least incomplete. At least judging by the amount of information every day continue to be revealed on the Xbox One With the approaching of any official releases of technology want to lose ground to rival and Microsoft is trying to make a hundred dollars, " extra " price .

Today , September 3 , got to know that the Xbox One will support up to eight commands simultaneously on the same console , while the Playstation 4 will be up by four commands . In Microsoft console controls will be able to be up to nine meters away .

At a time online gameplay and multiplayer modes via the network are becoming increasingly popular technology to physically Redmond tries to gather the maximum players around the same equipment. It is missing the development studios to explore this possibility .





Microsoft also revealed that at the beginning the console will not support external storage drives , functionality that already exists on the Xbox 360 and will be added to the new model . Just do not know is when . The Xbox One has 500GB of internal storage , so players will still have some time until they need the functionality .

The console of the U.S. giant also took to clarify that only consoles Day One Edition , a special edition and it has to be purchased in pre -sales , will have associated a free version of football simulator FIFA 2014. The Xbox One loses so in some cases one of the arguments that have been used to balance the difference of hundred dollars on the rival Playstation 4 .

Side of the equipment it was revealed that Sony's motion sensor Eye Camera , which will be sold separately , will also recognize voice commands like the Kinect .

The Playstation 4 will arrive in Portugal to November 30 , while the Xbox One has no set date . In selected markets console from Microsoft will be available in the same month , it is not yet known the day that will happen .

Amazon Kindle shows again ... briefly

(Updated) A few days ago it was anticipated news from Amazon but a momentary carelessness of Internet giant put it short: the arrival of a new model Kindle.

A page with the characteristics of a new Kindle Paperwhite have appeared online just for a few moments, according to The Verge, citing a forum Croatian, but long enough to cause some print screens.

The recorded images show that the second-generation Kindle Paperwhite brings a screen with higher contrast, as well as improved lighting and a more accurate touch response, along with a faster processor.

The information has since been confirmed in a statement, referring to the Amazon Kindle that the new Paperwhite, who is from today available to order, arrives in the Wi-Fi version to September 30, with the price of $ 119, and November 5th in the Wi-Fi version +3 G, with the price of $ 189.



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Facebook updates and clarifies policy data usage ...

This week we wrote about the document, provided by Facebook, which realized the amount of requests for information, the most varied countries on various profiles / accounts on Facebook. Our country would have sent the Facebook 213 requests for information, with 42% of them were answered. Following these events, made ​​on Thursday, Facebook announced an update in its data use policy, and also in the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, explaining, in that document how personal information is used, such as name and picture profile, the users of the most popular social network in the world!



Facebook announced this Thursday made ​​a new update on your data usage policy and statement of rights and responsibilities. The news has been posted online and can be viewed here. According to Facebook, these two documents tell how Facebook collects and uses data from users, and that is rules that apply when a person decides to use this social network. In practice, Facebook decided to make this process clearer for those using it. Regarding the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, the social network says it has revised the explanation about the contents as your name, profile photo and other user contents can be used on a given route announcement / commercial content in order to be clear that person gives permission to use Facebook for that.




Regarding Data Use Policy, the changes mainly focus on user information once the user will be informed that, when communicating with Facebook, sharing information with the social network. It also simplified the way information is received from the user and what kind of specific information is received, as from where, that devices, IP phones, smartphones, etc. .. The ad section was all reenscrita in order to clarify how user information is used, through advertising.




In addition to this information, you can still check out the summary by section for each of these documents, which you can find this and other explanations in more detail.

Samsung thinks of quitting smartphones plastic

The Korean manufacturer currently uses one rear polycarbonate for its flagship model, the Samsung Galaxy S4.

According to some sources who spoke to ET News, Samsung Galaxy S4 can be the first device to have a metallic back. Incidentally, this may not be the only device to dispense plastic, since future smartphones can also relinquish use of the polycarbonate.

For example, the rival iPhone 5 and HTC One have metal back, which makes the device more stylish.

This is a measure that is part of a redesign in which Samsung engineers are reportedly working.

Endured a decade Skype 2.6 million years of talks

It is noted this Thursday the 10th anniversary of Skype . The service IP communications comes with the first decade of life with 300 million active users .

In this decade , the service that was born in Estonia endured the equivalent of 2.6 million years of talks , spread over 1.4 trillion minutes of voice and video. Only in the second quarter of this year , the platform allowed for 162 billion minutes of talk time , a growth of 41 % yoy .

The development reflects the growing integration of the service in Microsoft offerings , that about two years ago bought the technology, but is also a symptom of the increasing substitution of traditional communication channels for voice and video communications made ​​through the PC . An alternative that has completely changed the market by transforming communications that these traditional channels are paid for free communications .

In the original version , launched in Estonia by one of the two founders - Niklas Zennstroem Swedish , Danish Janus Friis - Skype only allowed voice communications between PCs In recent years the features have multiplied and video joined voice. The PC also ceased to be the quintessential environment to use the technology , which is now also accessible via other media , such as mobile phone or tablet .

Prospects of evolution follow the same line and the goal is to continue to take the service to the greatest number of media and contexts , ensures Microsoft . Integration on the march Skype on Outlook.com is one of the most significant steps in this direction was Microsoft , as had been the disappearance of the Messenger in favor of technology .

But the software giant promises other steps also crucial to further trivialize the use of technology . The integration in Xbox One , or the new Windows 8.1 are examples cited by the company that paid 8.5 billion dollars for the platform.

Before coming to Microsoft , Skype passed through the hands of eBay , which acquired the service in 2005 , and the fund Silver Lake , who sold it about two years at Microsoft . By the way , the value of technology - which has always continued to grow in number of users - was never in doubt , but the way to maximize was not always clear to companies that held . Microsoft may have found the key .

It is also worth noting that the mark the first decade of life , Skype offers customers 30 minutes of free access to the Skype WiFi , which can be claimed by September 1 and taken during the next 30 days .

Amazon may be testing its own service wireless networks

The experiments were made ​​using the specter of another American company. Technological responsible for the Kindle wants to ensure greater connectivity of your devices and services.


Amazon is possibly the largest retail company online and is expanding gradually to other areas of business. The hardware segment has been strengthened with the Kindle Fire and the company wants to ensure the connectivity of these devices.

For this the technological Jeff Bezos has reportedly tested a network of wireless near the laboratories where it develops the Kindle, it is not certain that tests the wireless network are still in force.


The project is being developed in partnership with Globalstar, a company that owns communications satellites and holds spectrum in the U.S. territory. According to Bloomberg writes, Globalstar is attempting to convert 80% of the spectrum that has to apply to use "land", creating Wi-Fi networks that can achieve speeds superior to conventional wireless networks.



If the network is a reality of Amazon users of enterprise devices, e-readers and tablets will be the first beneficiaries. Push notifications, synchronization between devices and distribution of video content in more places in the U.S. would certainly be a reality for users.

Neither Amazon nor commented Globalstar information.

The trade press also recalls the case of the Google Fiber network that the Internet search engine giant has distributed in several U.S. cities, saying that Amazon's investment in the communications market can also be seen as a response to more direct competition .

Investigators use mobile phones to measure happiness

In a study that involved the participation of 270 volunteers from 13 different countries who agreed to provide information about their feelings and leases, researchers at Princeton University, United States, concluded that mobile phones can efficiently capture information that is present in the day-to-day.

After having secured the stakes, the team of scientists has developed an application for the Android operating system that documented the location of each person who periodically sent the question "How happy do you feel?".

In a study that took three weeks, scientists have developed methods that can lead to a better understanding of how the environment influences our emotional well-being.

One of the most interesting parts is precisely the difference between the sexes. If, on the one hand, men tend to describe themselves as less happy when they are away from home, while women showed no particular trend with regard to emotions and distance.

The study was published in the June issue of the journal Demography.